Workers Still Have The Power: They're Quitting Their Jobs And Barely Getting Laid-off

Damien Lee of It'sSugar, a candy store chain, interviews a job applicant during a job fair at Navy Pier on April 11, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.Scott Olson/Getty Images American workers are still quitting their jobs, per Bureau of Labor Statistics data. In May, 4.0 million people quit their jobs, an increase of 250,000 from April. Even with robust hiring and job openings, Americans feel bad about the economy. Americans are feeling bad about the labor market and the economy — but it seems they haven't gotten the memo on the latest data on hiring and firing.The Bureau of Labor Statistics' newly released monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows that job openings are still high, even though they dropped slightly from April.